
A journey through family history, storytelling, and discovery, exploring my own stories and the stories that continue to capture my imagination.
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A nineteen-year-old soldier stands silently beside a coil of barbed wire.
On one side stand fellow soldiers carrying rifles. On the other, strangers are calling to him.
Stories Behind the Records is a reader-supported publication. To rece...
Family history begins with records, but it rarely ends there. A photograph, a recipe book, a newspaper letter, a census entry or even a name that doesn't quite make sense can be the beginning of something much bigger. This week, we look at...
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Family history begins with records. But it doesn’t end there.
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Family history researcher and Family Tree Magazine columnist. I write the stories behind the records — the people, places and history that connect us all. Creator of The Chiddicks Observer on Substack. Full-time storyteller, part-time Lego builder.
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